Toronto Bound
Up late. Packing, sitting, looking at my sides, glancing at my carryon to be sure my passport is still sitting atop it. It’s the ritual, it’s the pattern, it’s what I do when I go on the road…. Read More
Designated Survivor
The life of an actor is a bakeshop filled with fresh baked surprises and nectarous delights, dusted liberally with disappointment. On the surprise and delight side of things, I’m happy to announce that I just booked a really… Read More
Table Work: The Foundation of Clarity
For the last 6 rehearsals the Troilus and Cressida company has been focused on table work and physical conditioning. This period has been a dream come true for a long time journeyman like myself who, even now, has… Read More
Some Omens Are Good
Not many people know this about me, but for many, many years now I have coped with tinnitus, a constant ringing in my ears. It is part of the reason that when conversing with friends I am constantly… Read More
Arrived in NYC. Rehearsal starting soon.
I’ve arrived in NYC and am now set up in my temporary digs. How I got this fantastic sublet in Harlem is a story in itself. Suffice it to say I’m blessed. Harlem is a beautiful old neighborhood… Read More
“Half Hour Ladies and Gentlemen, Half Hour…”
In a couple of days I board a flight for NY and will land in the past and the future at once. There are so many old friends and colleagues in New York whom I will see and… Read More
There Are Only So Many Opening Nights
Those that know me know that these last years have been a renaissance for me. I’ll save you the details because you already know them, there is nothing new or interesting about the reasons for this “rebirth”. What… Read More
Troilus and Cressida
During my time in the corporate world I learned many important lessons. Among the most important was goal setting. Upon my return to acting full time I set the goal of returning to the New York Theatre scene…. Read More
Not soon forgotten…
One good and genuine moment in every Oscars telecast is the “In Memoriam†montage. It’s a bittersweet reminder to us all that life is brief, glory is fleeting, that the memories we make with and for others and… Read More
Talent vs Hard Work
At a dinner party once I listened intently as a musician, a violinist of some standing around town, was talking about the life of a working player, Â a professional artist. She eventually came round to the subject of… Read More